No agreement in tax refunds case

Nov. 18, 2012

Written by

Jerick Sablan
Pacific Sunday News

After three closed-door negotiation meetings, attorneys for the government and taxpayers have been unable to reach an agreement on how tax refunds should be paid.

Attorneys in a class-action refunds suit said on Friday that negotiations had resulted in no agreement despite the assistance of Magistrate Judge Joaquin Manibusan, according to District Court of Guam documents.

As a result, the attorneys filed their proposed permanent injunction -- which would require GovGuam to pay all tax refunds in six months -- to be considered by a federal judge. The Office of the Attorney General has ...